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Six Springboks have been included in a star-studded 2025 World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team – the strongest representation of any nation. Fresh off a season in which the Boks have won 11 of 13 Tests so far and defended multiple trophies, Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Ox Nche, Thomas du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and […]

A hard-running South African back has committed his future to the Bristol Bears, with the Premiership club confirming the re-signing of the influential player. Benhard Janse van Rensburg has become a cornerstone of the Bears backline since joining from London Irish in 2023, racking up 56 appearances and earning selection in the 2024/25 Premiership Team

Former Ireland loose forward Alan Quinlan says the Springboks “went for blood” in Dublin. The Boks won six scrum penalties – including one that led to a penalty try – as they triumphed at the Aviva Stadium for the first time since 2012. Ireland received five yellow cards – including one to lock James Ryan

Phil Vickery says the strength of the South African schoolboy rugby system is the bedrock for the long-term success of the Springboks. Speaking on the Stick To Rugby podcast, the former England and British & Irish Lions stalwart said the talent they came across in South Africa on the 2009 Lions tour was “frightening”. “It’s

A part-time academy coach in Pretoria has been accused of running an elaborate scam that allegedly conned the parents of more than 20 young rugby players out of an estimated R150,000. News24 reports that Ivan Kruger – a specialist coach who worked on a part-time basis at UXI Sport’s rugby programme based at Harlequins Club

There’s an extra layer of intrigue to Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash between the Bulls and Lions at Loftus Versfeld, and it comes in the form of Johan Ackermann. The Bulls coach knows Ellis Park intimately, having orchestrated one of South African rugby’s great turnarounds during his time as Lions head coach. He inherited a franchise

Australian pundit Matt Williams has praised Rassie Erasmus for a bold tactical move that helped the Springboks overpower Ireland in Dublin. A long-time critic of the Boks’ forward-heavy approach and famous Bomb Squad, Williams admitted Erasmus got it spot-on as the world champions smashed Ireland at the Aviva Stadium – their first win in the

Flyhalf Jurie Matthee says the Stormers are embracing the scale of Saturday’s showdown against Munster. He says the unbeaten Capetonians see the Limerick cauldron as another opportunity to underline their growing authority in this season’s Vodacom URC. The Stormers arrive in Ireland with a perfect record after five rounds – a start which has been

Eddie Jones says Japan will go nowhere on the world stage unless their players get bigger, stronger and far more committed. The Brave Blossoms are coming off a bruising European tour that saw them hammered by the Springboks and Ireland before a narrow defeat to Wales and a desperate, last-minute escape against Georgia. It capped

Irish Independent rugby writer Ruaidhri O’Connor says Jacques Nienaber’s role as Leinster senior coach has become “borderline untenable”. Nienaber, who recently extended his Leinster contract through to the end of the 2026-27 season, spoke to SuperSport ahead of last Saturday’s Test between Ireland and the Springboks in Dublin, refusing to close the door on a